Mallow

Mallow
Real Name	Mallow Nimbus
Species	Nimbusian
Hair color	Purple
Eye color	White
Weaponry	Cymbals, Sticks, Gloves
Abilities	Weather magic
Base	Nimbus Land
Relatives	King Nimbus (father), Queen Nimbus (mother)
Debut	Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Mallow was one of Mario's two new travelling companions in Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and the prince of Nimbus Land.

Background

Mallow was born to the royal Nimbus family of Nimbus Land. But in some odd and unexplained accident, Mallow fell from Nimbus Land, in a basket, as a baby, and somehow wound up in Tadpole Pond. there he was discovered and raised by the wise Frogfucius as a foster grandson. Frogfucius kept the fact that Mallow wasn't really a tadpole a secret from the gullible Mallow. As he grew, Mallow developed weather-related magic. Rain storms would start whenever he cried. He could also conjure up bolts of lightening and snowstorms. Yet Mallow was physically weak, a bad jumper and a general coward.

All that changed one day when he met Mario in a Mushroom Kingdom town. Mario helped Mallow fight off a thief who stole Mallow's Frog Coin. Upon his return to Tadpole Pond, Frogfucius revealed Mallow's true past to him and urged him to accompany Mario in his quest for the seven Star Pieces while searching for his true family. So Mallow left home as Mario's first ally in this quest. Mallow matured throughout the adventure and conquered most of his fears.

After journeying across many lands, Mario's group finally arrived at Nimbus Land, where the cunning Valentina had set an imposter Prince Mallow to take the throne. But the real Mallow cast out the phonies with Mario's help and was finally reunited with his parents. But the reunion was short-lived, as there were still two more Star Pieces Mario needed before his quest was over, and he would need all the help he could get. With Mallow's aid, soon the seven Star Pieces were gathered and the Smithy was destroyed. Mallow returned to his family in Nimbus Land and became prince of Nimbus Land in a public ceremony.

Abilities

Mallow was a powerful weather mage. His special abilities learned over the course of the game included:

• Thunderbolt- Mallow summons lightning bolts to attack multiple enemies.
• HP Rain- This magical rain was used to heal Mallow's comrades.
• Psychopath- Mallow analyzes the enemy to learn its remaning hit points (along with a quote from the enemy's mind).
• Shocker- This attack was a giant yellow lightning bolt which attack one enemy with great power.
• Snowy- This attack would summon a giant snowman to crush enemies.
• Star Rain- Mallow's final attack summoned a giant star to bounce on enemies and crush them.

Mallow also wielded a number of weapons to compensate for his weak physical strength. The first weapon he got was a stick from Frogfucious, the Froggie Stick, which he could use to whack enemies. He could later get a stronger version, the Ribbit Stick. Mallow could also wield cymbals - first normal Cymbals and then upgraded Sonic Cymbals. Finally, Mallow could strengthen his punching power by wearing either a Whomp Glove or a Sticky Glove.

Mallow's armors which could be obtained throughout the game are: Pants, Thick Pants, Mega Pants, Happy Pants, Sailor Pants, Fuzzy Pants, Fire Pants, Prince Pants.

Trivia

• His name is derived from "marshmallow".